Top Free Agents: No. 14 Bartolo Colon

Oakland Athletics starter Bartolo Colon delivers a pitch in the first inning of Game 1 of the American League baseball division series against the Detroit Tigers in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Oakland Athletics starter Bartolo Colon delivers a pitch in the first inning of Game 1 of the American League baseball division series against the Detroit Tigers in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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The hot stove season is around the corner. For those who can’t wait – and don’t have a rooting interest in this World Series – here’s a countdown of the top 20 free agents this offseason (one a day to get you into November):

14. RHP Bartolo Colon

Lowdown: We’d say Colon has to be belly up at the Fountain of Youth had he not been suspended 50 games for testosterone use in 2012. Still, he returned from that ban to win the most games since he picked up 21 with the Angels during his 2005 Cy Young campaign. His ERA was also a career-low, suggesting that perhaps Colon has learned something despite losing his strikeout stuff.